Betty Kilby was nine years old when the Supreme Court handed down the Brown versus Board of Education decision that declared segregation in schools illegal in 1954. Four years later,…
BitterSweet EditorsJune 11, 2015
"We need formerly slaveholding families to come to the fore, not hide." Amen, my brother Michael. View Michael W. Twitty's original post
grant.hayter-menziesApril 23, 2015
Whitney Plantation, the first plantation museum to make the lives of the enslaved community the central focus of the site, to depict the truth of their lives and honor their…
Prinny AndersonApril 15, 2015
By Joyceann Gray, Sarah Brown and Monique Hopkins Joyceann Gray, Monique Crippen-Hopkins and Sarah Brown are “linked through slavery”. Joyceann and Monique’s ancestors were enslaved by Sarah’s ancestors, the Washington…
Sarah BrownMarch 31, 2015
Part One of this series is titled "Paper". It explains my family background, and how I was launched on this journey. Many thanks to the members of Bittersweet, for your…
Sarah BrownMarch 18, 2015
My great grandfather, Jeremiah Turner (1840-1917), was born in slavery. Our family history explained 'Jery' was the slave son of Squire Turner (1793-1871), of Richmond, Kentucky. Jeremiah Turner was assuredly Squire…
Ardis LigonMarch 1, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, Sharon Morgan emailed me to let me know that someone had posted information on her Our Black Ancestry website that linked my slave owning Furman ancestors…
Felicia FurmanFebruary 23, 2015
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